Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Jezebelle lovers…….

This will make you smile and we all need a smile right about now!

When Christchurch woman Elizabeth May rescued a litter of kittens, she found an unlikely replacement mum.

Showing a mother’s love knows no bounds, her basset hound Jezebelle stepped in to feed the seven balls of fluff.

May, who works as a veterinary nurse and runs a pet-care company, brought the eight-day-old kittens home from work, intending to bottle-feed them until they were weaned.

It was the second litter of the season for the mother, whose owners knew she could not cope.

“It shows how important it is for people to spay and neuter their pets,” said May, who has three cats, three dogs, a bird and two fish tanks.

After two days of bottle-feeding the kittens, May was surprised when Jezebelle took an interest in them.

“She started licking them and I noticed that one of them actually latched on and I figured out she had milk.”

May said although Jezebelle had never been mated or had puppies, she was “really soft-natured and very maternal” towards the kittens.

“She cleans them and is protective. I had the bird out the other day and he landed among them and she just about ate him. Jezebelle’s not interested in letting anyone else near them.”

Jezebelle’s milk is still supplemented with bottle-feeding, but May was relieved to share the load after two nights of getting up every two hours.

As soon as they are old enough, May hopes to find homes for the kittens.

End of article…..

More smiles later…Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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